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M Lhuillier holds mangrove tree planting in Cebu
(DailyGuardian,June 25, 2019 , on page 7)Representative of M Lhuillier’s OPEC Norte region participated in a mangrove tree rehabilitation activity in Sta. Rosa, Olango Island in Cebu last January 24, 2019. This mangrove tree rehabilitation was done in collaboration ... -
Mangrove-friendly crab culture, a lucrative source of livelihood
(DailyGuardian,February 29, 2020 , on page 7-10)The lush foliage of mangrove forests are now the pride of their host communities – a badge for environmental conservation, a natural protection from storm surges, and a potential tourist draw. This is a far cry from the ... -
Marcos flexing muscles in the South China Sea
(DailyGuardian,July 16, 2022 , on page 4-5)The newly installed Ferdinand Marcos Jr administration has emphatically invoked international law on the sixth anniversary of its arbitration award victory against China over their competing claims in the South China Sea, ... -
Mayor appeals to fisherfolks to help in anti-illegal fishing drive
(DailyGuardian,May 12, 2023 , on page 3-10)Mayor Narwin Javelosa Jr. of Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Thursday appealed to small fisher leaders to help the city in the campaign against illegal fishing. The mayor made this appeal during the induction of the ... -
Mayor eyes Aussie scholarships for Iloilo City Hall workers
(DailyGuardian,April 11, 2019 , on page 11)Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III wants regular City Hall employees to get scholarships in Australia. Espinosa broached the idea following the visit of Australian Deputy Head of Mission to the Philippines Mat Kimberley ... -
Mayor helping fishermen in China 'hit and run' suspended over graft raps
(DailyGuardian,June 18, 2019 , on page 12)The Sandiganbayan has ordered the 90-day preventive suspension of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro Mayor Romulo Festin, who is actively helping fishermen from his town attain justice after a Chinese ship rammed their boat. ... -
Meat, fish prices push July food inflation in Guimaras to 1.8pct
(DailyGuardian,August 26, 2021 , on page 6-7)Food inflation, or the annual rate of change in the prices of food commodities, in Guimaras climbed to 1.8% in July 2021. Last month’s inflation is faster than the 0.5% inflation in June 2021, due to quicker increments on ... -
Media tapped to raise awareness on forced labor and human trafficking in fishing
(DailyGuardian,November 20, 2020 , on page 3)Plan International Philippines, through its Safeguarding Against and Addressing Fishers’ Exploitation at Sea (SAFE Seas) project, hosted an online media forum to raise issues on forced labor and human trafficking on fishing ... -
Migratory waterbirds flock Iloilo wetlands
(DailyGuardian,January 30, 2020 , on page 12)A total of 2,610 waterbirds were seen flocking in five wetlands here in Iloilo during the Annual Waterbird Census conducted by Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)-Guimbal Wildlife Conservation Section ... -
Million dollar tuna at Tokyo's famous Tsukiji market
(DailyGuardian,April 26, 2023 , on page 1-7)Did you know that the Tsukiji market has the biggest and most expensive tuna in the world? Yes, a world record 333.6 million yen ($3 million) of a 612-pound (278 kilogram) bluefin tuna was sold at the Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji ... -
Missing fisherman found dead
(DailyGuardian,October 28, 2020 , on page 2-11)The fishermen who went missing over the weekend has been found. However, Ernie Tayo, 39, of Barangay Lantangan, Carles, Iloilo, was already lifeless when his fellow fishermen discovered his body at the shoreline of Bantigue ... -
Missing fisherman in Negros found dead in Iloilo
(DailyGuardian,May 26, 2020 , on page 3)The body of a fisherman who was reported missing in Victorias City, Negros Occidental on May 23, 2020 was retrieved from the coastline of Ajuy, Iloilo yesterday. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental reported ... -
‘More effective, defined’: BFAR consults fishing groups on fisheries code amendments
(DailyGuardian,July 6, 2023 , on page 1-11)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said there are ongoing discussions with fishing communities and stakeholders in the fishing industry on the possible amendments to the country’s fisheries law. Rommel ... -
MORE Power plants mangroves, cleans up coastline
(DailyGuardian,September 20, 2023 , on page 9)MORE Power planted 200 mangrove trees and collected 50 sacks of garbage, including plastics, bottles, and cans, along the coast of Hinactacan, Lapaz, Iloilo City. Seventy-five volunteers, consisting of MORE Power employees ... -
More SEAFDEC laboratory services certified to meet international standards
(DailyGuardian,August 23, 2023 , on page 1-11)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department’s (SEAFDEC/AQD) service laboratory has earned accreditation for more of its analytical services that have been accredited by the Philippine Accreditation ... -
More than 300 species of sharks and rays now threatened with extinction
(DailyGuardian,December 16, 2020 , on page 2-11)New assessments by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released last December 10 show 316 chondrichthyan species – sharks, rays and skates, and chimaeras – are now threatened with extinction. The Red ... -
More wild fishes for Iloilo River
(DailyGuardian,January 14, 2021 , on page 8)Over a thousand additional wild fishes were released to Iloilo River recently. These included 786 managat, 168 lapu-lapu, 125 kikiro, and 90 saguisi. The initiative is part of continued rehabilitation efforts to improve ... -
Motorized bancas to keep child laborers' future afloat
(DailyGuardian,October 26, 2021 , on page 6)Since Punta Cogon is a coastal barangay, the Regional Office gave beneficiaries bancas and fishing gears. On Oct 5, 2021, DOLE-6 OIC-Regional Director Atty. Sixto T. Rodriguez Jr. turned over to Brgy. Punta Cogon Php727,300 ... -
Mysterious deaths in farmed crab linked to bad feed, water quality
(DailyGuardian,May 7, 2020 , on page 6-7)High mortalities experienced by crab farmers here have been linked to the high turbidity of Panay River and poor quality of trash fish which is fed to the crabs. An investigation was launched last March by the Southeast ... -
NEDA: Marcos OKs P11-B fushery program amid declining fish catch
(DailyGuardian,November 28, 2022 , on page 7)President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr has approved a P11.2 billion project backed by the World Bank for the country's fisheries sector amid declining fish catch and other issues. his developed following Marcos, Jr's inaugural ...